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Chicago’s Sister City Since 2005
Location:
South-Eastern Europe
Country Population:
Over 8 million
City Population:
Over 1.5 million
Geography:
Balkan Peninsula, near the merge of the Sava and Danube rivers
History:
Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Its history lasts a full 7,000 years.
Industry:
Energy supply and processing equipment, industrial engineering, electronics and telecommunications
Did You Know?
The area that is now modern day Belgrade was first settled by Celtic tribes during the 3rd Century BC and later became the Roman settlement of Singidunum.
Flag Description:
Three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side.
Links & Resources:
Belgrade Web Site: http://belgrade.usembassy.gov/
www.SerbianTelevision.com
www.TVstvUSA.com
http://www.SrpskaTelevizija.com
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BELGRADE NEWS
BELGRADE: Eurovision Song Contest
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Chicago’s Sister City of Belgrade, Serbia on May 24. Chicago-based stage designer David Cushing created the concept and designed the set for this year’s Eurovision, which will be broadcast live throughout Europe and will feature contestants from 43 countries.
The theme of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is based around the “Confluence of sound”. It is symbolic as Belgrade lies on the Sava a... |
BELGRADE: Serbian Tennis Star in Australian Open
Tennis Stars from Belgrade in Finals of the Australian Open
The Belgrade Committee congratulates Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic, citizens of our Sister City, Belgrade who have advanced to the finals in the Australian Open.
Serbia’s No. 3 ranked Djokovic beat top ranked Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic rallied against Daniela Hantuchova with 6-4 victory in the third set.
Other Serbians recently eliminated were Jelena Jankovic and Janko Tipsarevic.
The Chicago Belgra... |
BELGRADE: Library donation in Novi Sad, Serbi
Dr. Ivan Ciric, member of the Belgrade Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities Program, on the staff at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare and Professor of Neurosurgery at NUMS, and his family, have donated the family library to Matica Srpska in Novi Sad, Serbia. Matica Srpska is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Serbia. It was established in 1826 to safeguard the Serbian cultural and written heritage. Its vast, UNESCO protected library of 700 000 books, contains some of the first Serbi... |
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